Selfless Goals

 

Unselfishness

Being unselfish is planting trees when you won’t be around to enjoy the shade,

It is helping someone else make their goals before yours are even made,

Being unselfish means putting others’ needs above your own,

With willingness and joy, not with resentment or a groan,

Being unselfish isn’t easy; it is a time of sacrifice,

It’s offering your seat on the bus, without thinking twice,

Being unselfish is a choice that we consciously make,

It is about giving away much more than we take,

It is virtuous to be unselfish; this is true,

Making someone else more important than you,

It is a lesson to be learned; we are not instinctively aware,

Children are certainly not born wanting to share,

It is noble and true to care for others over ourselves,

We put our desires and our pride down on the bottom shelves,

To humble ourselves in the most precious way,

Brings joy in return; a joy hard to convey,

It’s not really putting our goals to the side,

Because being unselfishness is a goal worldwide,

Take a moment to ponder the return we would get,

If we invested ourselves until selfless goals were met.

Tammy Harvey

Written:  5/15/2023